Narrative:

During cruise; approach was briefed. Plan was for a visual to runway 2. ILS runway 2 was reviewed as a backup. Captain flying; first officer monitoring. During descent; captain tuned ILS frequency to 110.1 and first officer set 024 in the course window. We both set our altimeters to 254 ft for decision ht and 200 ft for RA. Momentary IMC at coastline; then VMC from that point on. Entered traffic pattern on downwind and told to maintain 3000 ft until base. Made right turn and began descent at normal visual turn/descent point. Noticed we appeared visually to be high on base. Pli was ok. Vti showed right on path. Turning final; still appeared slightly high per VASI and were correcting smoothly to glide path. Completed checklist and called complete at 1000 ft. Noticed v-bars were not providing proper commands. Looked again at runway and VASI and noted nothing abnormal. Turned off both flight director switches to prevent improper guidance on the visual approach. Attempted to determine reason for erroneous v-bars and found ILS frequency selector had been parked. Thought about retuning proper frequency; but decided that moment was not the correct time to go heads down. Decided instead that attention should be on monitoring visual approach and landing. Checked runway alignment as winds were called by tower at 060 degrees at 15 KTS. Alignment and crosswind controls appeared good. Crossed threshold on glide path. Touchdown firm. Nose may have floated up slightly after touchdown. Rollout uneventful. Taxied to gate. Upon deplaning; we were advised by maintenance that tail area had been scraped. Upon visual inspection; found drain mast had been damaged and fuselage scraped. We entered observations in logbook and spoke with outgoing captain. Dispatch and pilot's union were also contacted.

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Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: DISTR BY MISTUNED RADIO; B757 FLT CREW MAKES FIRM LNDG WHICH RESULTS IN TAIL STRIKE AND DAMAGE TO THE ACFT.

Narrative: DURING CRUISE; APCH WAS BRIEFED. PLAN WAS FOR A VISUAL TO RWY 2. ILS RWY 2 WAS REVIEWED AS A BACKUP. CAPT FLYING; FO MONITORING. DURING DSCNT; CAPT TUNED ILS FREQ TO 110.1 AND FO SET 024 IN THE COURSE WINDOW. WE BOTH SET OUR ALTIMETERS TO 254 FT FOR DECISION HT AND 200 FT FOR RA. MOMENTARY IMC AT COASTLINE; THEN VMC FROM THAT POINT ON. ENTERED TFC PATTERN ON DOWNWIND AND TOLD TO MAINTAIN 3000 FT UNTIL BASE. MADE R TURN AND BEGAN DSCNT AT NORMAL VISUAL TURN/DSCNT POINT. NOTICED WE APPEARED VISUALLY TO BE HIGH ON BASE. PLI WAS OK. VTI SHOWED RIGHT ON PATH. TURNING FINAL; STILL APPEARED SLIGHTLY HIGH PER VASI AND WERE CORRECTING SMOOTHLY TO GLIDE PATH. COMPLETED CHKLIST AND CALLED COMPLETE AT 1000 FT. NOTICED V-BARS WERE NOT PROVIDING PROPER COMMANDS. LOOKED AGAIN AT RWY AND VASI AND NOTED NOTHING ABNORMAL. TURNED OFF BOTH FLT DIRECTOR SWITCHES TO PREVENT IMPROPER GUIDANCE ON THE VISUAL APCH. ATTEMPTED TO DETERMINE REASON FOR ERRONEOUS V-BARS AND FOUND ILS FREQ SELECTOR HAD BEEN PARKED. THOUGHT ABOUT RETUNING PROPER FREQ; BUT DECIDED THAT MOMENT WAS NOT THE CORRECT TIME TO GO HEADS DOWN. DECIDED INSTEAD THAT ATTN SHOULD BE ON MONITORING VISUAL APCH AND LNDG. CHKED RWY ALIGNMENT AS WINDS WERE CALLED BY TWR AT 060 DEGS AT 15 KTS. ALIGNMENT AND XWIND CTLS APPEARED GOOD. CROSSED THRESHOLD ON GLIDE PATH. TOUCHDOWN FIRM. NOSE MAY HAVE FLOATED UP SLIGHTLY AFTER TOUCHDOWN. ROLLOUT UNEVENTFUL. TAXIED TO GATE. UPON DEPLANING; WE WERE ADVISED BY MAINT THAT TAIL AREA HAD BEEN SCRAPED. UPON VISUAL INSPECTION; FOUND DRAIN MAST HAD BEEN DAMAGED AND FUSELAGE SCRAPED. WE ENTERED OBSERVATIONS IN LOGBOOK AND SPOKE WITH OUTGOING CAPT. DISPATCH AND PLT'S UNION WERE ALSO CONTACTED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of January 2009 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.